Quantum Physics for Beginners Quotes

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― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“According to Newton’s first law of motion, “an object should have a definite position and momentum at all times.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“A classical object has a definite velocity. However, electrons do not have a well-defined velocity;”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“A classical object has a definite mass. However, electrons have a variable and not a well-defined mass.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“such as a photon or electron, with perfect accuracy”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Heisenberg's uncertainty principle: “we cannot know both the position and speed of a particle,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“In quantum mechanics, the properties of an object are represented by mathematical objects called wave functions.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“(so an observer becomes part of the system).”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The position and momentum of an object are not determined until it is observed”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“you still don't know its location and momentum with complete accuracy.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The uncertainty principle implies that even if you know all the components of a particle's wave function,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“contradicts our common sense, yet it is the most comprehensive and successful theory in all of science.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“and senses alone. This new universe is one of radical uncertainty and pure energy.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“This science has revealed a whole new aspect of reality, one not directly observable with the human eye”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“particles that make up matter and the forces with which they interact.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Put simply; it's the physics that explains how everything works:”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“understand how particles work and interact with each other.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“collected the most significant achievements that helped quantum physics grow in this book.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“It may be challenging initially, but I assure you that it’s worth trying.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“we must ignore what we have learned so far and prepare our minds to embrace probabilities and paradoxes.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“mathematics has no objections, and physics has no space for doubts.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Quantum physics”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“the book should still give you a historical point of view of the events that happened in the world of quantum physics.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“If you are not interested in the mathematical proof, you can skip those parts,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“specifically describes the behavior of infinitely small objects working with distances at times shorter than the diameter of an atom.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Quantum physics is a branch of physics that deals with physical phenomena at microscopic scales.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“how particles work and interact with each other.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The term suggests that quantum physics studies the material at the most minimal scale”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“quantum is a Latin word correlated with “quantity,” and quanta are the smallest amount of any physical entity.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“it has the potential to explain how everything works, from atoms to black holes.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles